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Daniel S. Wilson (Colorado)
Daniel S. Wilson was a judge on the El Paso County Court in Colorado. He was initially appointed in 2002 and won retention in 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016. Wilson retired from the county court in September 2017.[1]
Biography
Wilson received an undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs in 1982 and a J.D. from the University of Nebraska in 1989. He served as deputy district attorney for the Colorado 4th Judicial District prior to joining the county court. Before that, Wilson had worked in private practice.[2]
Elections
2016
Colorado held judicial retention elections in 2016. Thirty-six county court judges sought retention to four-year terms in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Daniel S. Wilson was retained in the El Paso County Court, Daniel S. Wilson Retention Election with 60.82 percent of the vote.
| El Paso County Court, Daniel S. Wilson Retention Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Daniel S. Wilson | 60.82% | |
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State, "Unofficial election results," accessed November 8, 2016 | ||
Selection method
Judges of the Colorado County Courts are each appointed by the governor with the help of a commission—except in Denver, Colorado, where judges are appointed by the mayor rather than the governor.[3] Judges are initially appointed to two-year terms and then run in retention elections for four-year terms afterward.[4] To serve on this court, a judge must be a qualified elector and resident of the county and licensed to practice law in the state. Some small counties only require a high school degree or equivalent but require judges to attend an institute to learn about county court duties.
2012
- See also: Colorado judicial elections, 2012
Wilson was retained in the general election on November 6, 2012, winning 73.70 percent of the vote.[5]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Torbet Tuft & McConkie, "Daniel S. Wilson," accessed June 29, 2021
- ↑ Colorado Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation, Daniel Scott Wilson
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Colorado; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ State of Colorado Judicial Branch, "Judicial Nominating Commissions," accessed June 20, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, 2012 Official General Election Results
Federal courts:
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Colorado • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Colorado
State courts:
Colorado Supreme Court • Colorado Court of Appeals • Colorado District Courts • Colorado County Courts • Denver Probate Court • Denver Juvenile Court • Colorado Municipal Courts • Colorado Water Courts
State resources:
Courts in Colorado • Colorado judicial elections • Judicial selection in Colorado
